Canada

Greenland

US

RussiaUS

India

ROTTERDAM

YOKOHAMA

NORTH/SOUTH COMMUTERS

TRANSOCEANIC COMMUTERS

CIRCUM- EQUATORIALROUTE -Around the world

REORGANIZATION OF THE MAIN NAVIGATION ROUTES

EAST WEST COMMUTERS

The location of the infrastructure close to the port area allows to combine maritime, road and railway

transportation, forming a logistics node that adds scale to the operations due to their concentration,

therefore promoting a the logistics hub concept aand ensuring intermodality.

The Port Logistics Platform allows for

operations that add value to the

transported goods.

THE INTERMODAL FUNCTION OF THE PORT

LOGISTICS PORT AREAS - DRY DOCKS

2. COMPETITIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY IN MARITIME TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS.

Innovation in the use of ICT, ensuring improved quality of transport services and facilitating and

reducing operating costs. Improvement of the performance of the EU transport system through

better integration of maritime transport, offering efficient services and door-to-door transport

in Europe and third countries.

e- MARITIME INITIATIVE - STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES

• Simplification of administrative processes, implementing the National Single Windows

• Support the development of EU ports as logistics hubs - Port Single Windows

• Integration of NSWs with other mode platforms and e-customs;

• Greater use of the maritime resources through strategies and business Networks

• Support increased efficiency and quality of services - integrated fleet management systems

Shipping

Agents

Customs

Agents

Shippers

Receivers

Terminal

Operators

Healthy

Boarders

PIF

Local Customs

SEF

Port Authority

Other

Service

Providers

Forwarders

and Brokers

Road

Port

Administration

A PORT IS A COMPLEX SYSTEM WITH A GREAT NUMBER OF

ACTIVITIES AND ACTORS

THE PORT

INTERFACE IN THE LOGISTICS SYSTEM

MARITIME Mode

RAILWAY Mode

ROAD Mode

LOGISTICS Area

ENERGY

WEIGHINGS

STOWAGE

ISPS

CUSTOMS

CLEARANCE

ACCESS CONTROL

TRANSPORT

INSURANCE AND

DAMAGE

VTS

MOORING

FUMIGATION

PORT SERVICES

PORT STATE CONTROL

OVERSIGHT

The implementation of Directive 2010/65/EU - on reporting formalities required on arrival and / or departing

from ports of the Member States, was a first step, according to which the transmission and exchange of

reporting formalities should happen by electronic means by 'national unique platforms‘.

ARTICLE 1

SUBJECT MATTER AND SCOPE

1. The purpose of this Directive is to simplify and

harmonise the administrative procedures applied to

maritime transport by making the electronic

transmission of information standard and by

rationalising reporting formalities.

ARTICLE 5

ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OF DATA

1. Member States shall accept the fulfilment of reporting formalities

in electronic format and their transmission via a single window as

soon as possible and in any case no later than 1 June 2015.